Wouter Verschoof
PhD candidate
- Name
- W.B. Verschoof MA
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 5277
- w.b.verschoof@arch.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1053-3009
Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart is a PhD candidate in Digital Archaeology.
More information about Wouter Verschoof
News
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Archaeologists find Roman camp near Ermelo -
A Roman camp or not? How our archaeologists found the answer -
Employing Artificial Intelligence in the search for archaeological remains -
The kick of citizen science: ‘It's a kind of addiction’ -
Hunt for archaeological remains without leaving your home -
Archaeology thanks to computer-based research -
444 Interdisciplinary Activity Grant for Alex Brandsen and Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart -
A digital eye for archaeologists -
Preserve burial mounds from the comfort of your own home -
'Data science enables us to develop new tools'
PhD supervisor
Office days
Monday and Thursday
Research
Wouter’s research interests lie in the practical application of remote sensing techniques (such as aerial photography, geophysics, and LIDAR). In his PhD, he is working on combining Citizen Science, Deep Learning, and GIS for the automated detection of multiple classes archaeological objects in remotely sensed data.
Teaching activities
Wouter gives regular guest lectures on the use of GIS, LiDAR, AI and Citizen Science in Archaeology.
Curriculum vitae
Wouter B. Verschoof-van der Vaart graduated in Archaeology (BA, Leiden, 2008; MA, Leiden, 2011) with a specialty in Prehistory of North-Western Europe, Field Archaeology and Material Culture and Artefact Studies. During and after his study, he developed a strong interest in geophysics and other (digital) prospection techniques. After having worked in Dutch commercial archaeology as a Geophysicist and Field Archaeologist for over 10 years, he has returned to the Faculty of Archaeology in 2017 as a PhD candidate in Digital Archaeology.
PhD candidate
- Faculteit Archeologie
- Archaeological Sciences
- Digital Archaeology
No relevant ancillary activities